Beavis,
Is that a 7k trailer or a 10k? If it's 7k, I think you are maybe pushing the weight. Probably over the limit with the FEL and cutter on, if you have filled tires. I'm estimating the trailer at 2200#, which leaves you 4800# for load. 2900 for the tractor, 800 for the cutter, 800 for tire fill and 400 for the lawn mower is 4900. That would put you 100# over if the trailer is 2200. Probably close enough, but a trip to the scales would be smart. If you swap the little mower for the FEL and bucket, your looking like 5500# for the load. That's probably heavy and could result in a $$ticket$$ if stopped by the DOT enforcer. It that's a 10k trailer then all is good! Also, the 2900 is the ship weight and does not include the potential 25 gal of fluids at 7.5 #/gal for 180 pounds or the weight of your chains and binders.
Oh, just to drop a bug in your ear. DOT is starting to crack down on "commercial vehicles" that are not sporting USDOT numbers. Federal law states that any vehicle or combination vehicle that weighs 10,001 or more and is engaged in interstate commerce is required to sport a flashy USDOT number on each side. About 1/2 of the states are extending that pleasantry to intrastate commerce. Hopefully, your state is not doing that (mine is....
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If you ever mow for anyone else - even if for only a cold pop - you are commercial. Crazy, yes. But from what I can tell still true. If you cross state lines with the trailer - very likely that you will be at risk of a stop and ticket. Maybe even needing to have the trailer towed by a USDOT bearing vehicle. Fines are large too.
jb
Is that a 7k trailer or a 10k? If it's 7k, I think you are maybe pushing the weight. Probably over the limit with the FEL and cutter on, if you have filled tires. I'm estimating the trailer at 2200#, which leaves you 4800# for load. 2900 for the tractor, 800 for the cutter, 800 for tire fill and 400 for the lawn mower is 4900. That would put you 100# over if the trailer is 2200. Probably close enough, but a trip to the scales would be smart. If you swap the little mower for the FEL and bucket, your looking like 5500# for the load. That's probably heavy and could result in a $$ticket$$ if stopped by the DOT enforcer. It that's a 10k trailer then all is good! Also, the 2900 is the ship weight and does not include the potential 25 gal of fluids at 7.5 #/gal for 180 pounds or the weight of your chains and binders.
Oh, just to drop a bug in your ear. DOT is starting to crack down on "commercial vehicles" that are not sporting USDOT numbers. Federal law states that any vehicle or combination vehicle that weighs 10,001 or more and is engaged in interstate commerce is required to sport a flashy USDOT number on each side. About 1/2 of the states are extending that pleasantry to intrastate commerce. Hopefully, your state is not doing that (mine is....
)If you ever mow for anyone else - even if for only a cold pop - you are commercial. Crazy, yes. But from what I can tell still true. If you cross state lines with the trailer - very likely that you will be at risk of a stop and ticket. Maybe even needing to have the trailer towed by a USDOT bearing vehicle. Fines are large too.
jb
